Department profile

VolunteerEMS Provider

Wooton Fire and Rescue

Wooton, KY · Leslie County. Wooton Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department, 1 station and 26 total personnel. The department also provides EMS services. According to the HIFLD fire-station federal registry (as of 2026-09), full equipment, coverage, and staffing data are below.

26
Total personnel
1
Stations
Not reported
Fire trucks
Yes
EMS service

The verdict

Wooton Fire and Rescue pairs modest national personnel with a headcount above the Kentucky average.

42nd pct.
national personnel size
+24%
vs. Kentucky average
1
station

National percentile ranks this department's personnel headcount against every listable U.S. department with reported staffing; the state comparison uses the same personnel figure against its own state's average. Both feed the verdict sentence and the chips above.

C
PlainFireData Composite Score
57/100
Wooton Fire and Rescue

A staffing, equipment, EMS-integration, and federal-grant-funding composite benchmarked against every other USFA-registered department nationally, not a safety rating, response-time measure, or comparison of fire risk. Dimensions with no data on file are excluded and their weight redistributed, never counted as zero.

Staffing capacity C
26 personnel per station (national median 23.5)
Equipment readiness
No vehicle count on file for this department
EMS integration
No EMS staffing breakdown on file
Federal investment
No FEMA AFG grant award on file for this department
26 personnel · 1 station

Wooton Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Wooton, KY (Leslie County), with 1 station and 26 total personnel. According to HIFLD fire-station registry fields; among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel it ranks #12,975 of 22,440.

  • National personnel rank #12,975 of 22,440
  • KY personnel rank #292 of 606
  • 3.85 stations per 100 personnel
  • EMS provider (HIFLD)
  • 6 other listed departments in Leslie County

Wooton Fire and Rescue vs. the national personnel distribution

Where this department's HIFLD-reported staffing sits among every listable U.S. fire department

26 Top 58% higher than 42% of 22,440 departments

Listable U.S. fire departments, banded by total personnel

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Source HIFLD fire-station registry · 2026-09-06

Dispatch plate

Sheet 66846 · Wooton Fire and Rescue, KY 26 personnel · 1 station

PERS-SMALL · STA-1 · TYPE-VOL · EMS-Y · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · FEMA-NONE · BOOK-FULL

  • PERS-SMALL 26
  • STA-1 1 station
  • TYPE-VOL Volunteer
  • EMS-Y EMS on file
  • RANK-MID #12,975
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Reelsville-Washin…
  • FEMA-NONE No AFG/SAFER
  • BOOK-FULL 4/5 fields

Nearest personnel peer: Reelsville-Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+ 0 personnel)

Volunteer HIFLD roster counts, station rows, EMS flag, listable personnel rank, photo-finish peer, and FEMA AFG/SAFER book for this FDID, not a readiness rating.

Personnel neighbourhood

Nationwide HIFLD headcount poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every KY department.

Department Profile

Type
VOLUNTEER
Location
Wooton, KY
FDID
66846

Staffing vs the Kentucky average

How Wooton Fire and Rescue's personnel count compares to the typical department in Kentucky. In-state it ranks #292 of 606 by personnel among listable departments with reported staffing. Nationally it ranks #12,975 of 22,440 on the same basis as the largest-departments ranking.

▲ 24% above the state average
Stations
1
State fire deaths/yr
93
KY departments
981

County roster geometry

Leslie County HIFLD mix around Wooton Fire and Rescue

Leslie County: 7 departments, 164 personnel (6 volunteer / 0 career / 0 combination); EMS flag on 100% of departments. County / state rollup.

3.85 stations per 100 HIFLD personnel (1 station / 26 roster).

Photo-finish peer: Reelsville-Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN (+0 personnel).

No FEMA AFG/SAFER awards on this FDID in USAspending (empty federal book).

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Nationwide volunteer peers near 26 personnel

Photo-finish and same-type HIFLD neighbours for this FDID, not a reprint of every KY department.

Reelsville-Washington Township Volunteer Fire Department, IN 26 Charlestown Township Volunteer Fire Department, OH 26 Wiggins Fire Department, MS 26 South Gulf County Fire Department, FL 26 Winchester Fire Prevention, IN 26 Scandinavia Volunteer Fire Department, WI 26 West Alexandria Fire Department, OH 26 Salem Township Volunteer Fire Department, PA 26

Frequently Asked Questions

How many firefighters does Wooton Fire and Rescue have?

Wooton Fire and Rescue has 26 total personnel according to HIFLD data. This is 24% above the Kentucky average of 21 per department. Among listable U.S. departments with reported personnel, it ranks #12,975 of 22,440 by total personnel (same basis as the largest-departments ranking). Within KY, it ranks #292 of 606 by personnel.

Does Wooton Fire and Rescue provide EMS services?

Yes, Wooton Fire and Rescue provides Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in addition to fire response.

How many fire stations does Wooton Fire and Rescue operate?

Wooton Fire and Rescue operates 1 fire station.

What type of fire department is Wooton Fire and Rescue?

Wooton Fire and Rescue is a Volunteer department serving Leslie County, KY. Volunteer departments rely on community members who serve without full-time compensation.

How many fire departments are in Kentucky?

Kentucky has 981 fire departments with 20,700 total personnel. 58% are volunteer departments.

Related guides

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HIFLD/USFA registry extract, informational only, not a readiness rating.